The index’s ninth edition looks at how unsustainable pension systems in some countries need to learn from leading countries or risk creating intergenerational equity issues and disappointed retirees.

The difference owes to the pay gap between men and women, the tendency of many women to take a career break to raise or care for family, and women’s longer life expectancy.

Clients will be able to input distributions in one company's system and automatically send the data to the other company, instead of inputting the information again. 

While few if any investing professionals advocate for aggressive market timing, it is natural to ask the question of when the bull markets could cool—and how investors might respond now to address potentially uncompensated risk in their portfolios.

People are carrying an average debt load of $140,113, GoBankingRates.com found in a survey.

Suppose you were taking a vacation to travel across the United States.

IRS says missed repayments can be addressed in the following quarter or that participants can refinance a loan, but that it will still be due on the original due date.

With life expectancies declining slightly, pension plan obligations are reduced between 0.7% and 1.0%, the Society of Actuaries says.

Willis Towers Watson appoints head of Delegated Investment Solutions; Director of Fund Administration joins Triloma; Mercer hires two relationship managers in Milwaukee office; and more. 

According to the GAO report, the three pillars of the current retirement system in the United States are anticipated to be unable to ensure adequate benefits for a growing number of Americans due, in part, to the financial risks associated with certain federal programs.

The contribution limit for employees who participate in 401(k), 403(b), most 457 plans, and the federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan is increased from $18,000 to $18,500.

The TDF series also takes a liability-driven investing approach to providing adequate retirement income.

State Street Global Advisors launches new SPDR Portfolio ETFs; FS Investments introduces open-end mutual fund; Vanguard selects Wellington to manage global balanced funds; and more.

Panelists at the 2017 PLANADVISER National Conference discuss the state of litigation in the retirement plan industry and lessons learned by lawsuit filings and court decisions.